Synonyms of ameliorating

ameliorating

verb

present participle of ameliorate

as in improving

to make better

social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• enhancing
• remedying
• remediating
• amending
• helping
• refining
• upgrading
• enriching
• bettering
• perfecting
• reinforcing
• meliorating
• rectifying
• correcting
• strengthening
• intensifying
• reforming
• rehabilitating
• revising
• refurbishing
• editing
• boosting
• reworking
• emending
• revamping
• fortifying
• fining
• polishing
• fine-tuning
• honing
• redrafting
• rehabbing
• beefing (up)
• retouching
• touching up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• impairing
• damaging
• harming
• hurting
• reducing
• injuring
• vitiating
• spoiling
• tarnishing
• blighting
• diminishing
• disfiguring
• lessening
• marring
• lowering
• defacing
• endamaging
• flawing
• blemishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ameliorating

Skau warned that as attention turns towards ameliorating the security crisis, resources should not be taken away from addressing the surging humanitarian needs, which include more than 5 million people who do not have enough to eat. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Taking control of the narrative is the first step to ameliorating the damage. — David Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

There are also significant time and cost constraints associated with ameliorating these challenges. — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed a $105 million private trust, called Road to Repair, aimed at ameliorating the long-term damage of the massacre through scholarships, housing, and general reinvestment in Tulsa’s Greenwood district. — Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026